Carlo Chatrian to step down as creative director of the Berlin movie competition

BERLIN — The creative director of the Berlin International Film Festival, Carlo Chatrian, mentioned on Saturday that he’ll step down subsequent 12 months after Germany’s tradition minister introduced a brand new administration construction for the occasion.

Chatrian joined the “Berlinale,” which together with its friends in Cannes and Venice is one in every of Europe’s main annual movie festivals, as one in every of two leaders in 2019 alongside govt director Mariette Rissenbeek. The duo changed long-serving competition director Dieter Kosslick.

Earlier this 12 months, officers mentioned that Rissenbeek had determined to not lengthen her contract and would go away when it expires in March 2024. On Thursday, Culture Minister Claudia Roth mentioned that officers had determined that the competition “should in the future once again be led and represented by one person.”

Her workplace mentioned a fee was set as much as search for a brand new chief, and Chatrian had declared himself able to enter “constructive talks with the new directorship on a future role in the new Berlinale team.”

But in a press release posted on the competition web site Saturday, Chatrian mentioned he gained’t be staying.

“I thought that continuity could be facilitated if I remained part of the festival, but, in the new structure as it has been presented, it is quite clear that the conditions for me to continue as Artistic Director no longer exist,” he mentioned.

“The next edition of the festival will be therefore the end of this rewarding journey.”

The 2024 competition, the occasion’s 74th version, will run from Feb. 15-25.

Chatrian, 51, was the creative director of the Locarno movie competition in Switzerland earlier than shifting to Berlin.